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Touting its long history and cultural significance, Mexico’s president says genetically modified corn has no place in his country. That puts Mexico and the U.S. on a collision course over a major trade agreement.

A longtime farmer shares his thoughts on this growing season and the potential impact of heat, humidity, and wind on potential corn yields.

Growing interest rates, high crop prices and rising transportation costs are making it more expensive to store grain — a critical step for many farmers. Economists and grain merchandisers say the market conditions leave them and farmers in an awkward place.

When a group of Midwestern Republicans went marching this week into the office of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, it wasn’t spending cuts they wanted to talk about. They were on a mission to preserve billions of dollars in federal support for biofuels and ethanol.

Three companies want to capture carbon dioxide from Midwestern ethanol plants, transport it by pipeline and store it underground. Many in the ethanol industry claim it’s essential to the industry’s survival. Environmentalists and even farmers argue the pipelines are a boon for the industry — not a real solution for climate change.

Mexico’s plan to ban all genetically modified corn imports has upset U.S. corn farmers, trade groups and officials. The two nations are in talks and have until April 7 to resolve it before the U.S. can take action under the free trade agreement between North American countries.

A new analysis says converting more land to grow crops for biofuels may harm wildlife protected under the Endangered Species Act.

Farmers are dealing with more and heavier rainfall events throughout the Upper Midwest. Some farmers install drainage tiles and trenches to handle the water, but that can lead to soil erosion and flooding downstream.

The Environmental Defense Fund's report says by 2030, Iowa will see more warm days that are good for corn growth, but will see even more days of extreme heat that will stunt yields. The report says the yields of corn per acre would be higher without climate change.

Vegetable production specialist Ajay Nair talks about growing corn — the kind meant for your plate.